Ryan Gilbey
Ryan Gilbey is the author of It Don't Worry Me (Faber), about 1970s US cinema, and a study of Groundhog Day in the 'Modern Classics' series (BFI Publishing). He was named reviewer of the year in the 2007 Press Gazette awards and he is the New Statesman's film critic..
Articles by Ryan Gilbey
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Film
Don't look now
- 01 May 2008
A gender-bending teen drama plays with the viewer's role as voyeur
XXY (15)
dir: Lucía Puenzo
Film
Children of the revolution
- 24 April 2008
A minimalist animation sheds light on the muddle of modern Iran
Persepolis (12A)
dirs: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Film
An incorrigible state of bliss
- 17 April 2008
Mike Leigh's Poppy is on a happy pill that, unfortunately, doesn't wear off
Happy-Go-Lucky (15)
dir: Mike Leigh
Books
Lock up your darlings
- 10 April 2008
A claustrophobic work argues that desire is a form of imprisonment
The Last Mistress (15)
dir: Catherine Breillat
Film
Back to the old school
- 03 April 2008
The Eighties are affectionately evoked in this tale of childhood loyalty
Son of Rambow (12A)
dir: Garth Jennings
Film
The English director
- 27 March 2008
- 1 comment
Despite Hollywood success, Anthony Minghella never jettisoned his sensibility or his intellect
Film
Cruel intentions
- 27 March 2008
Haneke's lesson on cinematic violence is nasty to the point of self-parody
Funny Games (18)
dir: Michael Haneke
Film
Meet the girlfriend
- 19 March 2008
A promising social satire descends into ingratiating small-town togetherness
Lars and the Real Girl (12A) dir: Craig Gillespie
Film
Freak show of the famous
- 13 March 2008
A cast of celebrity impostors makes for astute commentary on Hello! culture
Mister Lonely (15)
dir: Harmony Korine
Film
Second time lucky?
- 06 March 2008
Two directors follow up their promising debuts - with varying results
Garage (18) dir: Lenny Abrahamson
The Cottage (18) dir: Paul Andrew Williams
